Rumble Fish is back — again.
David Lorrison, who opened the short-lived Midtown restaurant known as Rumble Fish at 1911 Poplar Avenue about 25 years ago, is returning to Erling Jensen’s: The Restaurant at 1044 South Yates Road for another pop-up at 6:30 p.m. on November 19th. His most recent one was held August 20th.
“I plan on doing one there every three to four months,” Lorrison says. “Every season — a summer, fall, winter, spring kind of thing. It might lead to some other work.”
Lorrison, who is now with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taliesyn Realty, says, “Real estate is a little rough these days.” Cooking, he says, “makes me happy.”
Rumble Fish, which closed 18 years ago, adjoined the Hi Tone Cafe, which Lorrison also owned. A little bowl with one betta fish in it was placed on each of the 12 tables. White Japanese lanterns hung from the ceiling. Black-and-white photographs were attached to fish wire with clothes pins. The French-bistro-inspired cuisine was critically acclaimed.
Here’s the menu for the November 19th five-course dinner:
Amuse Bouche: Flying Fish roe and creme fraiche potato latkes
Cream of celery root with pancetta and fennel
Salmon pastrami with beet cabbage sauerkraut and fried half sour pickles
Pan-roasted breast of duck with pumpkin beurre blanc and cranberry sweet-potato lyonnaise
Sea bass with foie gras butter
Chambord creme brûlée with chocolate and raspberries
Asked what makes this menu different from his first pop-up with Jensen in August, Lorrison says, “The last one was kind of stuff I know.” The new menu features items, including salmon pastrami, which Lorrison hasn’t cooked before. “It came out well,” he says. “I’m a fan of root vegetables: beets, celery root, fennel, and any type of potato: the purple, the sweet potato,and the Yukon gold.”
Lorrison is looking forward to the pop-up. “I like physical work with some creativity thrown in,” he says. “And I think I’ve been lacking that the last few years. “My life goal is to cook and sell houses. A double life.”
To make a reservation, call Erling Jensen: The Restaurant at 901 763-3700 or go to erlings@ejensen.com.
